Doctor To Pay Amputee Because Of Bad Advice

Miami Shores orthopedic surgeon C.L. Wilson has been ordered to pay $600,000 to a Davie woman for telling her in November 1983 not to worry about a lump in her leg.

It turned out that Robin Fabre, 28, had a rare form of bone cancer and her leg had to be amputated six months later, according to evidence presented in a Dade Circuit Court trial last week.

Fort Lauderdale attorney Jeffrey Orseck called medical experts who testified that Fabre`s leg might have been saved had the tumor been removed when it was called to Wilson`s attention.

According to court testimony, Wilson examined Fabre`s leg, took X-rays and pronounced the tumor benign.

He also told Fabre he would show the X-rays to a radiologist at a nearby hospital to get a second opinion. At the trial, however, Wilson was unable to produce evidence that he had consulted any other doctors.